Like I said to shipperx, I think the question is what sort of pay-off you need. I need a subtext that is coherent and well-supported. But I can see people needing a more obvious, textual validation. Really.
I don't know if there will be one for Spuffy. But it's hard to see how Bangel doesn't get a big smack-down. It's objectively ridiculous -- not playing as text at all (i.e. if we assume that we're supposed to be seeing a straight-forward Bangel as True Love story).
Anyway, I understand your feelings about it and am sorry the show is ruined in retrospect for you. Really sorry. I've always been a big fan of the Three Lions. Vamped out Spike chewing through pencils always makes me smile. And air guitar. I'd hope you could find a way to keep a love for those characters.
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Date: 2010-09-03 01:59 pm (UTC)I don't know if there will be one for Spuffy. But it's hard to see how Bangel doesn't get a big smack-down. It's objectively ridiculous -- not playing as text at all (i.e. if we assume that we're supposed to be seeing a straight-forward Bangel as True Love story).
Anyway, I understand your feelings about it and am sorry the show is ruined in retrospect for you. Really sorry. I've always been a big fan of the Three Lions. Vamped out Spike chewing through pencils always makes me smile. And air guitar. I'd hope you could find a way to keep a love for those characters.